Couttie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

In Scottish history, few names go farther back than Couttie, whose ancestors lived among the clans of the Pictish tribe. The ancestors of the Couttie family lived in Cults in Aberdeenshire where the name can be found since very early times.

Early Origins of the Couttie family

The surname Couttie was first found in Aberdeenshire. The name is "a common surname in Upper Deeside. Richard de Cotis appears as a landowner in Elgyn, 1343. In 1392 John de Cowtis and Donald de Cowtis were put to the horn as part guilty of the slaughter of Sir Walter de Ogilvy, sheriff of Angus and others. The principal family of the name was established in the earldom of Mar, Aberdeenshire, by a Crown charter in 1433, of the lands of Ochtercoull or Auchtercoul in favor of William Coutts, his brother Alexander, their cousin John, and his brother Alexander." 1

Early History of the Couttie family

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Couttie Spelling Variations

Although Medieval Scotland lacked a basic set of spelling rules, which meant that scribes recorded names according to their sounds it was not uncommon for the names of a father and son to be recorded differently. As a result, there are many spelling variations of Scottish single names. Couttie has been written Coutts, Couts, Coots, Cootes, Coutt, Cout, Coot, Coote and many more.

Early Notables of the Couttie family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was

Marion Couttie, daughter of Allan Couttie, married Alexander Alexander, son of William Alexander of Menstrie, 'about 1566 or 1567.' She was the mother of Sir William Alexander, Earl of Stirling (1567?...

Couttie migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Couttie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

David Couttie, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Olympus" in 1841
Janet Couttie, aged 25, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Olympus" in 1841
George Couttie, aged 12, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Olympus" in 1841
Alexander Couttie, aged 9, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Olympus" in 1841
James Couttie, aged 2, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Olympus" in 1841
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Contemporary Notables of the name Couttie (post 1700) +

Vernon John Gordon Couttie (1891-1967), Australian rules footballer from Ballarat East, Victoria who played with St Kilda in 1914

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)